9120: When Things Go Wrong - Handling Adverse Events & Navigating the Legal System

NO FEE

DISCLAIMER

This course was offered as a live seminar in 2022 and 2023. Policyholders who attended that session are not eligible to complete this online course for premium credit, and premium credit will not be given for completing the same course twice. If you are unsure whether you have already completed the live version of this course, click here to submit an inquiry. 

Course Description

The purpose of this course is to identify the most common risk issues presented following an adverse medical event that can lead to a claim or lawsuit. It will discuss the legal and ethical requirements as well as practical ways to decrease the likelihood of a claim or lawsuit following such an event through improved communication and documentation. The course will also provide an overview of the litigation process including the elements of a medical malpractice lawsuit and each of its major phases. It is intended for all areas of practice.

Learning Objectives
  1. Identify the most common risk issues presented following an adverse medical event that can lead to a claim or lawsuit
  2. Identify the legal elements of a medical malpractice lawsuit and the major phases of the litigation process
  3. Learn strategies to decrease the likelihood of a claim or lawsuit through improved communication and documentation
Course Format

This course is an online video option. It consists of a two-hour video presentation, followed by a test. 

Credit Awarded

  • 10% Premium Credit for Physician Policyholders
  • 2.0 CME Credits for Physicians
  • Certificate of Participation for Non-Physicians

 

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 AMA CME
  • 2.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
01/01/2024
Course expires: 
12/31/2024

Course Development

This course was developed by SVMIC’s Risk Education and Evaluation Department: Shelly Weatherly, JD, VP; Julie Loomis, RN, JD, AVP, Risk Education; Trish Campbell, BSN, LNCC, Director of Risk Education; and Jeff Woods, JD, Risk and Practice Management Senior Attorney.

Speaker

Jeff Woods, JD, Risk and Practice Management Senior Attorney

CME Information

Accreditation:  This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Tennessee College of Medicine (UTCOM) and State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company. The UTCOM is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation:  The UTCOM designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAFP:  The AAFP has reviewed When Things Go Wrong: Handling Adverse Events & Navigating the Legal System and deemed it acceptable for up to 2.00 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Prescribed credit. Term of Approval is from 01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AOA:  This program is eligible for two (2) credit hours in Category 2 of the Continuing Medical Education Program of the American Osteopathic Association. Physicians will need to submit a letter of completion from the University of Tennessee directly to the AOA to receive CME credits, or AOA members may self-report the activity.

Continuing Education for Non-Physicians:  The UTCOM will issue Certificates of Participation to non-physicians for participating in this activity and designates it for CEUs using the national standard that 1 hour of educational instruction is awarded .1 CEU.

This activity was reviewed by Elise Schriver, MD, on April 21, 2023. This activity was released on January 1, 2024 and will expire on December 31, 2024. SVMIC will not process any completions after December 31, 2024.

          

CME Disclosures

No commercial support was received for this activity. No speakers plan to discuss off-label use. No planners or speakers have relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Available Credit

  • 2.00 AMA CME
  • 2.00 Attendance
Please login to take this course or register for a login.
DISCLAIMER

This course was offered as a live seminar in 2022 and 2023. Policyholders who attended that session are not eligible to complete this online course for premium credit, and premium credit will not be given for completing the same course twice. If you are unsure whether you have already completed the live version of this course, click here to submit an inquiry.